In the morning, it was she who had slit her wrist and made a scene about getting a divorce. Now it was also she who had torn up the divorce agreement.
Was it fun for her to toy with him?
What exactly did she want?
He wasn’t that spineless.
His Adam’s apple bobbed, yet he still couldn’t bring himself to say anything harsh.
Under the dim light, his gaze looked so desolate that Xu Zhixia suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart.
What she had done was indeed too much. She clenched her fists unconsciously, her knuckles turning pale.
The man’s cold voice rang out:
“Are you happy playing with me?”
With her emotions constantly swinging back and forth, sometimes he truly had no idea what Xu Zhixia was thinking. Did he look like a fool in front of her?
After living together for several years, Xu Zhixia knew his little tells when he was angry his sharply chiseled jawline would tense, and his chest would rise and fall slightly.
She knew that if she didn’t do something now, he would definitely leave.
And once he left, anything she tried afterward would be too late. She also couldn’t bear the thought of him going to sleep angry that wouldn’t be good for his health.
Gritting her teeth, she stepped forward and hooked a finger into her clothes.
In less than two seconds, her clothes fell to the floor with a soft rustling sound.
Her arms trembled slightly from embarrassment as she threw herself back into his embrace.
Lu Xiuyuan’s pupils widened slightly. Before he could even process what was happening, a soft, trembling body had already crashed into his arms.
“You… don’t be mad at me anymore, okay?”
Her voice was soft and timid, as if she were afraid he might flare up. As she spoke, she even nudged her head lightly against his chest.
A faint, unique feminine fragrance filled the air and drifted into his nose.
Warmth pressed against him; the skin he touched was smooth and delicate.
He held his breath and closed his eyes, trying to clear his mind.
After a long while or perhaps only a few seconds he finally spoke.
“Why go this far? Last night, who was the one crying and saying ‘no more’? And this morning you even cut your wrist.”
They were husband and wife. They had only done what husbands and wives do.
Yet she had acted as if she’d committed some grave mistake, crying her heart out. It wasn’t even their first time.
This time, her reaction had been especially intense.
The only explanation Lu Xiuyuan could think of was that she was keeping herself “pure” for that pretty boy outside so much so that she wouldn’t even let her own husband touch her.
So what was she doing now?
Xu Zhixia bit her lip and stood on tiptoe, about to kiss his cheek
But the man was quicker and pushed her away first.
“I wouldn’t dare.”
If she were drunk on something and started crying and making a scene again, that would be trouble. He had already been momentarily shaken just now.
For nearly a minute, his heart had wavered.
He had almost believed her.
“I’m leaving.”
His voice was low, but there was an unmistakable firmness in it.
Xu Zhixia was dumbfounded. She hadn’t expected him to be immune to both softness and force. She was already in his arms, practically naked.
They said married couples quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of it.
She had even taken off her clothes and hugged him, yet he still insisted on leaving. She must have hurt him too deeply.
She was truly out of ideas.
But she couldn’t just give up like this.
Grabbing the corner of Lu Xiuyuan’s shirt, she said pitifully,
“Didn’t you say you’d help me? You’re leaving just like that?”
“What help?”
The man kept his eyes straight ahead, holding his breath.
Xu Zhixia had a very good figure, her skin smooth and pale like milk.
Even though he had tried to restrain himself last night, there were still faint marks scattered across her chest, making her look pitiable.
Xu Zhixia closed her eyes, clutching his shirt corner, and said shyly,
“It’s swollen down there. Help me put some medicine on it.”
Lu Xiuyuan didn’t react at first. In the past, she had never let him apply medicine for her. Now she needed him to do it?
Was her wrist injured so she couldn’t reach?
It seemed like a small matter, so he asked directly,
“Where?”
Summoning the courage to say that much had already taken everything she had. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn’t continue.
She lowered her eyes, her lashes fluttering, and muttered,
“Th-there… Don’t you know what you did yesterday? Do I really have to spell it out?”
Her face felt like it was on fire, the heat spreading from her forehead down to her earlobes.
Her earlobes were so red they looked as if they might drip blood.
Even her feet shifted restlessly; she felt like she might faint the next second.
And yet this clueless man still didn’t understand, forcing her to explain.
Watching her fidgeting, Lu Xiuyuan finally had a flash of understanding and realized what she meant.
A tingling sensation rose from the tip of his heart, quickly climbing up to his face. Half of it burned hot.
Fortunately, his complexion was dark enough that his blush wouldn’t show.
“I…”
He wanted to ask if they were getting divorced, was it appropriate for him to do this?
But since he was the one who had caused the problem, naturally he should be the one to solve it.
After a few seconds’ pause, he said,
“Wait here. I’ll go get the medicine.”
He usually kept ointment at home. It was in the study next door medicine for reducing swelling and relieving pain.
He strode off with his long legs toward the next room.
Watching his back, Xu Zhixia had the strange impression that he was fleeing in panic.
She had thought there was no hope at all, but it seemed he wasn’t completely indifferent.
Once he left, she realized she was standing there bare.
Through the full-length mirror, she saw her face was a mess makeup smeared together into a dark blur.
She was only wearing a mismatched set of underwear, and her toes curled in embarrassment.
Trying to seduce a man while dressed so gaudily.
And with makeup that made her look like a ghost.
Thinking about how she had run around outside all day especially having even been on an operating table she felt utterly mortified.
Not waiting for him to return, she went straight to the bathroom to take a shower.
Lu Xiuyuan preferred showers; sometimes he could even just use a wooden bucket in the yard and be done.
Xu Zhixia, however, liked baths. So he had specially had an oversized wooden tub made for her.
It was big enough to fit two people.